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Mylo Xyloto

January 01, 1970

This article is about the album. For the comic, see Mylo Xyloto (comics).

Mylo Xyloto (pronounced /ˈmaɪloʊ ˈzaɪlətoʊ/ MY-loh ZY-lə-toh) is the fifth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 24 October 2011. The band worked closely with producer Brian Eno following their successful collaboration on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), the band's previous album.

Mylo Xyloto
Standard edition cover[a]
Studio album by
Coldplay
Released24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
RecordedNovember 2008 – September 2011
StudioThe Bakery and The Beehive (London, England)
Genre
Length44:09
Label
Producer
Coldplay chronology
LeftRightLeft
RightLeft
(2009) 		Mylo Xyloto
(2011) 		Live 2012
(2012)
Reversible artwork
Singles from Mylo Xyloto
  1. "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
    Released: 3 June 2011
  2. "Paradise"
    Released: 12 September 2011
  3. "Charlie Brown"
    Released: 14 November 2011
  4. "Princess of China"
    Released: 14 February 2012
  5. "Hurts Like Heaven"
    Released: 8 October 2012

Mylo Xyloto is the band's first concept album, and it also is a thematic rock opera.[4] The album tells the story of a war against sound and colour on the planet Silencia, which has been overtaken by a totalitarian government led by Major Minus, who controls the population through media and propaganda. His aim is to take sound and colour off the streets in hope to draw away "feeders", creatures that use such energy to hunt its prey. The album follows Mylo Xyloto, a "silencer", a soldier in an army tasked to hunt and track down "sparkers", people who harness light and energy and use it to create sparks, comparable to graffiti in real life. He encounters Fly, the sparker most wanted by Major Minus. Through Fly, Mylo discovers his sparker abilities and his affiliation with the Car Kids, a major sparker faction founded by Mylo's parents, Aiko and Lela.[citation needed] Drummer Will Champion has noted that the album is a story of the characters "falling in love and trying to escape together", with a general theme of "love conquering all".[citation needed] In interviews the band have said that the album follows a love story between Mylo and Xyloto, with them being separate characters.[5] However, in the comics based on the album, Mylo Xyloto is the main protagonist and Fly is the sparker girl he encounters.[6]

The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its uplifting tone and new electronic sound; however, some found its material overproduced. "Paradise" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" received a total of three nominations at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012, while the album and "Charlie Brown" received two further nods in the following year. Internationally, Mylo Xyloto charted at number one in 34 countries.[7] In the United Kingdom, Mylo Xyloto became Coldplay's fifth album to debut at number one, selling 208,343 units in its first week, and setting a one-week digital sales record with 83,000 copies sold.[8] Mylo Xyloto broke an iTunes record for digital downloads sales by selling over 500,000 digital copies in a week.[9] (Beyoncé's self-titled album and Adele's 25 topped this record in 2013 and 2015 respectively). Mylo Xyloto became Coldplay's third album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 447,000 units in its first week of sales. It was the UK's best-selling rock album of 2011, selling 908,000 copies.[10] As of 2013, it has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.[11]

Background edit

In November 2008, in an interview with All Headline News, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin stated that "...I don't think bands should keep going past [the age of] 33",[12] but later rephrased this to say that what he meant was that they must proceed "as if it's our last, because that's the only way to proceed" in December 2008, adding that he thought the band would never split.[13] Bass guitarist Guy Berryman, who earlier wrote that the band will "just have to start work and see how it shapes up",[14] reported that the band would return to the studio:

We've already got lists of song ideas. We never stop writing. We go into the studio with all the best laid plans then what we end up with is not what we intended. It's just exciting to wonder what will come out the speakers in a year's time. We have very exciting things lined up. It's time to take our music down different directions and really explore other avenues.[15]

In one interview, Martin predicted the style of the incoming album as being less dominated by fanfare, and featuring a more "stripped-down" sound.[16]

Studios edit

In November 2008, Coldplay established a recording HQ at a disused bakery in Primrose Hill, North London, where they recorded a big part of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.[17] Part of Mylo Xyloto was also recorded on the same place, however this time they used a new studio, near the original, called The Beehive. While a few overdubs and a lot of comping were recorded at The Bakery, a lot of live recording and live takes were done on the new studio.[18] The Beehive was described by Rik Simpson, one of the producers, as a "large room". One of the band's roadies blogged about the studio, describing it as having a "gorgeous reverb". Still about the studio he said:

Everywhere you go there's light streaming in. Even on a relatively gloomy British afternoon, it's noticeably bright inside. I can only imagine that this will be reflected in the new material.

Style and concept edit

Mylo Xyloto is a concept album, according to Martin, "based on a love story with a happy ending" and has been described as alternative rock, pop, electronica, pop rock, space rock, and electronic rock. Two protagonists living in an oppressive, dystopian, urban environment, meet one another through a gang and fall in love. Lyrically, the album is inspired by "old school American graffiti" and "the White Rose Movement." Martin also said that the album was influenced by HBO TV series The Wire.[16]

 
Subway car in New York City. The 1970s graffiti of the city inspired the album.

Coldplay had stated on several occasions, long before the release, that they wanted the album to be "more acoustic" and "more intimate" than its predecessor, 2008's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The band later said they got to a point where they were trying to make two records, a stripped-down album, that started to be recorded first, along with an electric one that was already being called Mylo Xyloto by the band. However, they later decided to combine both albums. Drummer Will Champion explained that the band realized they couldn't focus on more than one thing at once, and songs like "Paradise" couldn't be played in an acoustic style.[19] Martin pointed another song as a reason too:

We have a song called Charlie Brown, which was the centrepiece of this other record we started first. We were playing the riff on an accordion and Guy came in one morning and said, 'I'm afraid I have to put my foot down. I don't want to speak out of turn, but I will not allow this song to be played on an accordion – that has to go in with the Mylo bunch'. So then we thought — let's just make one album.

In the end, some songs composed for the acoustic album such as "Us Against the World" and "U.F.O." maintained the "stripped" approach, while others such as "Charlie Brown" changed into a new form. Songs from both records ended up on the final album, worldbeat elements from the predecessor Viva la Vida are present but the overall production of it became electronic influenced. The electro-rock sound can be heard through the whole album, beginning with opening song "Hurts Like Heaven" which has synthesised sounds and vocals predominantly on vocoder.[20] The next track, "Paradise", also shows the band stepping outside of their comfort zone and going into the new electronic territory.[21] Additionally, this song has an R&B beat style, which is also featured on "Princess of China". This track opens with an anxious blend of synths and guitars and then goes into an R&B type beat. The album has three short instrumentals which are included as noodling experimental electronic interjections on the record.

Artwork edit

 
The typeface created for the album's artwork

The album's artworks were revealed on 12 August 2011,[22] inspired on graffiti the band worked again with longtime collaborators Tappin Gofton and, this time, also with British street artist, Paris. The band had already started to research and work with graffiti on their home studios, The Bakery and The Beehive, when designer Misty Buckley introduced Paris to them, as they were looking for a graffiti artist to teach them the techniques to do it. Although initially he was supposed to be just a "teacher", Paris stayed on the project until the end, producing part of the final work along with the band.[23]

Coldplay wanted it to be an explosion of vivid colours as a counterpoint to the subdued colour palette of Viva la Vida, and at the same time, there were many lyrics and codes they wished to add. Researches and development into street art started six months before the work had begun.[24] Then a graffiti wall was painted by the band itself and Paris, formed by nine parts.[25] Tappin Gofton wanted the whole evolution of the wall, so at the end of every day, many highly detailed photos would be taken of it.[23] In the end, a picture including three parts of the wall was featured on the front cover, while the whole wall is featured on the centre of the CD's booklet.

The final versions of the covers have a picture of the wall. Half of the CDs were packed with the booklet flipped, showing the silver initials "M X" via a die-cut sheet placed over the photo on the front, while the other half was packed with the full picture and the full name of the album written over it.[26] Both covers use an original typeface created for this work; the new font is used in most of the album's graphic promotion.

Title edit

Martin hinted at the album's title prior to release, saying "it will probably begin with an M."[27] During interviews the band has already given many different reasons and meanings to the album's name. Martin also said it was reference to the album's characters, the boy (Mylo) and the girl (Xyloto) respectively.[4] Another meaning suggested by the frontman was that the name was supposed to be a graffiti tag for the band, relating "xylophone" to the word "xyloto".[28] Much of the art was done by Paris 1974.[23]

Release and promotion edit

 
The Mylo Xyloto Tour was noted for its large scale display of pyrotechnics, laser lighting and Xylobands.

The album was originally set to be released in December 2010 as a "decade-ender", but was postponed to 2011 since the album was far from finished as Coldplay concluded their Viva la Vida Tour. Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland mentioned that the album would be released in the latter year.[citation needed] The iTunes Store let users hear one new song from the album every day the week before until the album was released.[29] The album was released on 24 October 2011 on CD and on vinyl. A special edition that includes the CD, digital copy and LP disc along with copies of the band's studio notes, stencils, a poster, a pop up book and stickers was made available on 19 December 2011.[30]

Singles edit

On 31 May, Coldplay announced that "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" would be released on 3 June at 12 pm BST via download.[31] The single sampled "I Go to Rio", written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson.[32] On 21 June 2011, Coldplay's website announced the band would release an iTunes exclusive digital EP which additionally contained "Major Minus" and "Moving to Mars" on 26 June.[33]

The album's second single, "Paradise", was released on 12 September 2011.[34] That same day, Chris Martin announced that Rihanna would be featured on "Princess of China". "Paradise" reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top 10 in 15 charts around the world. On 1 January 2012, it became the year's first number-one single in the UK and Coldplay's second chart-topper in the country.[35] The song was also the best-selling rock single of 2011 in the United Kingdom.[10]

"Charlie Brown" was later confirmed to be the third single from the album, and the group performed the song on 23 January 2012 on the British TV series The X Factor. On that date, it was solicited to US Triple A radio, and was solicited to US adult contemporary radio the following day. The single received a release date of 3 February in most other territories except for the United Kingdom, where the single was released 12 March 2012.[36] "Princess of China", a collaboration with singer Rihanna, was solicited to US mainstream radio on 14 February 2012 as the album's fourth single.[37][38] A digital release followed on 13 April in the United States and on 4 June in the United Kingdom. "Up with the Birds" was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single for Record Store Day on 21 April 2012, backed by "U.F.O." as its B-side.[39] It was limited to 500 copies in the United Kingdom and 1,000 copies in the United States.[40][41] "Hurts Like Heaven" was made available as the fifth and final single on 8 October 2012 and served to promote the Mylo Xyloto comics,[42] the band later released a limited 7" vinyl for Record Store Day UK in 2013, it included a live version of "Us Against the World" as its B-side.[43] "Up in Flames" was later launched as a promotional single in Italian radio stations on 16 November 2012 to promote Live 2012.[44]

World tour edit

Main article: Mylo Xyloto Tour

The promotion for Mylo Xyloto began in June with the release of the first single and the beginning of a series of performances on some of the most important festivals around the world,[45] including Glastonbury,[46] Lollapalooza,[47] Fuji Rock Festival and Rock In Rio.[48] The first time the band played live some songs from the album for a big audience was on Rock Im Park festival in Nuremberg, Germany, playing six new songs. Manager Dave Holmes said that the reason to play new songs on the festivals was to "invite people to the party" also on this he said: "...let the music do the talking, play new songs and get people talking about the fact you're playing new music."[49]

After the "festival tour", Coldplay began the proper Mylo Xyloto Tour in October 2011 with a series of rehearsal concerts in Europe, as well as a special concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, footage of which was used in the music video for "Paradise". A full-production show began in December 2011 in the United Kingdom. For this first leg, on the end of the 2011, the stage design incorporated graffiti made by the band and the band's artist Paris, it also had a catwalk linking the main stage to a smaller stage with an "X" shape. The tour continued into 2012 with shows in Europe,[50][51] North America[52] and Australia.[53]

Comic book edit

Main article: Mylo Xyloto (comics)

On 10 July 2012 the Coldplay website announced a six-part Mylo Xyloto comic, with the first issue to be released at that week's San Diego Comic-Con International.[54] Published by Bongo Comics, the story followed the tale of Mylo, a "silencer", who, in the words of co-writer Mark Osborne, is a part of a "war against sound and colour". Together with Osborne, Dylan Haggerty writes the comic (starting in the second issue) with art by Alejandro Fuentes.[55]

Critical reception edit

Reviews edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[56]
Metacritic65/100[57]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [58]
The A.V. ClubB[59]
The Daily Telegraph     [60]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[61]
The Guardian     [62]
NME5/10[63]
Pitchfork7.0/10[64]
Q     [65]
Rolling Stone     [66]
Spin7/10[67]

Mylo Xyloto received generally positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 39 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[57] In a five-star review, Simon Goddard of Q wrote that Mylo Xyloto "will, at the bare minimum, safely sustain their imperial position for a long time to come", singling out Martin and Buckland's musical contributions and Eno and Dravs' production for praise.[65] Mikael Wood of Spin wrote that like Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Mylo Xyloto "draws from an expansive palette that makes Coldplay's first three albums sound even quainter" and that "where Viva La Vida showcased Coldplay's sense of adventure, this [album] feels more eager to please".[67] Citing the album the band's most ambitious effort, Josh Eells of Rolling Stone noted that "the choruses are bigger, the textures grander, the optimism more optimistic" and described it as a "bear-hug record for a bear-market world".[66] The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick called the record "irresistible", noting its "adventurous" mood and "luxuriously colourful" sound.[60] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork wrote that the album sees the band "successfully continuing to explore the tension of wanting to be one of the best bands in the world and having to settle for being one of the biggest."[64]

In a mixed review, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian judged Mylo Xyloto's storyline as incoherent and expressed skepticism toward the album's purported pop influences, feeling that much of the album "just sounds like standard-issue Coldplay, replete with echoing guitars, woah-oh choruses and vocals that signify high drama by slipping into falsetto", apart from electronic music flourishes that "genuinely [add] a bit of freshness to a formulaic sound".[62] In a review for Entertainment Weekly, Melissa Maerz interpreted the album as an attempt by the group to sound less like themselves in order to reconcile their commercial success with the supposed stigma of being "as hated as a band can be".[61] Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times was critical of Martin's lyrics, stating that "every touch of lyrical bitterness is followed by enough sugar to mask the taste, which might be good in the short term but isn't a recipe for long-term health."[68]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Mylo Xyloto "has a leg up other Coldplay records for this simple reason: they're no longer attempting to mimic U2's portentous piety. They've embraced their schoolboy selves and are simply singing songs of love and good cheer, albeit on a grand scale that somehow seems smaller due to the group's insuppressible niceness."[58] Melodic magazine's critic Johan Wippsson cited "Paradise" and "Charlie Brown" as examples of the band sounding "really on their 'own'", compared to past efforts where the band has "taken ideas from others and sometimes a little too clearly".[69]

Rankings edit

Mylo Xyloto on select critic rankings
Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref.
BBC Radio Scotland 2011 Edith Bowman's Best Albums of 2011 Placed [70]
Blitz Best International Albums of 2011 26 [71]
The Fly The Top 50 Albums of 2011 42 [72]
Gigwise Top 50 Albums of 2011 15 [73]
Q 50 Albums of the Year – 2011 5 [74]
2016 The Greatest Albums of the Last 30 Years Placed [75]
Spin 2011 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011 8 [76]
Sputnikmusic Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2011 43 [77]
Radio X The 25 Best Albums of 2011 24 [78]
The Wall Street Journal The Best Music of 2011 5 [79]

Accolades edit

Awards and nominations for Mylo Xyloto
Year Award ceremony Category Result Ref.
2011 GAFFA Awards Denmark International Album of the Year Nominated [80]
Guinness World Records Fastest-Selling Digital Album in the UK Broken [81]
2012 BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Best British Album Nominated [82]
Billboard Music Awards Top Rock Album Won [83]
Top Alternative Album Won
Brit Awards British Album of the Year Nominated [84]
Danish Music Awards International Album of the Year Nominated [85]
Fryderyk Awards Best Foreign Album Nominated [86]
Juno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated [87]
Los 40 Music Awards Best International Album Nominated [88]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Album of the Year Nominated [89]
NME Awards Worst Album Nominated [90]
Porin Awards Best International Album Nominated [91]
Swiss Music Awards Best Pop/Rock International Album Nominated [92]
Žebřík Music Awards Best Foreign Album 3rd place [93]
2013 Grammy Awards Best Rock Album Nominated [94]
TEC Awards Record Production / Album Nominated [95]

Legacy edit

On 24 October 2021, the tenth anniversary of the album's release, Coldplay announced on Twitter that Paris, the album's art director, had created a "special piece" to celebrate the occasion: a wall adorned with artwork reminiscent of the Mylo Xyloto era, along with a vinyl copy of the album and a programme from the Mylo Xyloto Tour.[96] The fictional universe created for the record has gone on to inspire Coldplay's own Music of the Spheres (2021), with creative director Phil Harvey calling it "a development from the Mylo Xyloto universe, and there's even a couple of specific references to it".[97] One of these references was the appearance of the "silencers" from Silencia in music video for "My Universe".[98]

Commercial performance edit

 
Coldplay playing in Toronto, September 2011

In the United Kingdom, the album sold over 122,000 copies in its first three days of sale according to the Official Charts Company. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 208,343 copies, giving the band their fifth number-one album and the second-biggest first-week sales of 2011, behind Lady Gaga's Born This Way.[99] Coldplay is the third group to debut at number one with their first five albums, behind The Beatles (11) and Oasis (7).[100] The downloads accounted for 83,000 units to become the first album to sell more than 80,000 digital copies in one week, a record previously held by Take That's Progress (79,800 units).[101] In its second week on the chart, the album fell to number two selling 67,132 copies.[102] It was the best-selling rock album in the United Kingdom, selling 908,000 copies.[10] The album's second single, "Paradise", was also the best-selling rock single in the UK, selling 410,000 copies.[10]

Mylo Xyloto debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, with first-week sales of 447,000 copies,[103] making Coldplay the fifth rock band in Nielsen SoundScan history to open with 400,000 copies on three or more albums, the other acts to do so are U2, The Beatles, Dave Matthews Band and Metallica. In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 65,000 copies in its first week.[104] The album debuted at number one in Australia on the issue dated 31 October 2011.[105] In its second week on the chart, the album was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 copies.[106] In Denmark, the album debuted at number two with first-week sales of 7,807 copies.[107] The album was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 20,000 copies in its first week.[10] As of April 2014, the album has sold 1,581,000 copies in the US.[108]

Track listing edit

Coldplay's songwriting members are Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Mylo Xyloto[109][110][111]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mylo Xyloto"
0:42
2."Hurts Like Heaven"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
4:02
3."Paradise"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
4:37
4."Charlie Brown"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
4:45
5."Us Against the World"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
3:59
6."M.M.I.X."
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
0:48
7."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
4:00
8."Major Minus"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
3:30
9."U.F.O."
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
2:17
10."Princess of China" (with Rihanna)
3:59
11."Up in Flames"
  • Coldplay
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
3:13
12."A Hopeful Transmission"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
0:33
13."Don't Let It Break Your Heart"
  • Coldplay
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
3:54
14."Up with the Birds"
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
3:47
Total length:44:09
Mylo Xyloto – Japanese edition[a]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Charlie Brown"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
4:48
16."Life Is for Living"
  • Coldplay
2:30
17."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
  • Coldplay
  • Eno
  • Allen
  • Anderson
  • Castioni
  • Christensen
  • Lagonda
  • Wycombe
  • Simpson
  • Dravs
  • Green
4:38
Total length:56:05

Notes[110]

Personnel edit

  • Chris Martin – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, rhythm guitar (track 13)
  • Guy Berryman – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Will Champion – drums, acoustic guitar (track 7), percussion, piano (track 5), backing vocals, electronic drums (tracks 10 & 11)

Additional personnel

  • Dave Holmes – management
  • Markus Dravs – producer, recording
  • Dan Green – producer, mixer, recording
  • Rik Simpson – producer, mixer, recording
  • Brian Eno – enoxification[b] and additional composition
  • Rihanna – guest vocals on "Princess of China"
  • Juanita Stein – backing vocals on "Up with the Birds"
  • Andrew Thurston – cowbell on "Up with the Birds"
  • Spike Stent – mixer
  • Michael Brauer – mixer
  • Davide Rossi – strings
  • Jon Hopkins – light and magic, keyboards
  • Rosie Danvers – additional cello
  • Luis Jardim – in time percussion
  • Robin Baynton – recording
  • Marcos Tovar - recording
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Coldplay, Paris – artwork
  • Tappin Gofton – design, art direction
  • Andy Rugg – recording and mix assistance
  • Matt McGinn – recording and mix assistance
  • Matt Miller – recording and mix assistance
  • Christian Green – recording and mix assistance
  • Olga Fitzroy – recording and mix assistance
  • Ryan Gilligan – recording and mix assistance
  • Matt Green – recording and mix assistance
  • Pierre Eiras – recording and mix assistance
  • David Emery – recording and mix assistance
  • Ian Sylvester – recording and mix assistance
  • Noah Goldstein – recording and mix assistance
  • Ian Shea – recording and mix assistance
  • Andrew Denny – recording and mix assistance
  • Deepu Panjwani – recording and mix assistance
  • Nobuyuki Murakami – recording and mix assistance
  • Hidefumi Ohbuchi – recording and mix assistance
  • Tim Crompton – recording and mix assistance

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

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Certifications and sales for Mylo Xyloto
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[195] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[196] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[197] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[198] 3× Platinum 240,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[199] 3× Platinum 60,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[200] Platinum 21,028[200]
France (SNEP)[202] 3× Platinum 400,000[201]
Germany (BVMI)[203] 2× Platinum 400,000‡
Ireland (IRMA)[204] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Italy (FIMI)[205] 4× Platinum 200,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[206] Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[207] Platinum 60,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[208] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[209] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[210] Platinum 30,000*
Portugal (AFP)[211] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[212] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Sweden (GLF)[213] Platinum 40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[214] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[215] 5× Platinum 1,500,000^
United States (RIAA)[216] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[217] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format
Japan[218] 19 October 2011 EMI Music Japan
Australia[219] 21 October 2011 Parlophone
Germany[219]
Worldwide[220][221] 24 October 2011 Parlophone
  • CD
  • digital download (UK only)
  • LP
Poland[222] EMI Music Poland
  • CD
  • LP
Italy[223] EMI Music Italy Download
25 October 2011[224] CD
North America[221] Capitol Records
  • CD
  • download
  • LP
Brazil[225] 28 October 2011 EMI CD
Chile[226] 31 October 2011
Colombia[227][228] 9 November 2011
  • EMI Music Colombia
  • Parlophone

Notes edit

  1. ^ This cover is the main one used on the CD version of the album. The reversible artwork shown below is used on all digital versions of the album. The vinyl version uses the grey background of the reversed artwork and the lettering of the main CD cover.
  2. ^ "Enoxification" is a term coined by the band to describe Eno's contribution to the record. According to Martin: "It's a description of how he fits into the process. It isn't producing – it's his own weird thing."[112]

References edit

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  2. ^ Ferguson, Wm. (14 November 2011). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ Thompson, Derek (24 October 2011). "Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto': A Hallmark of Feel-Good Pop Rock". The Atlantic.
  4. ^ a b . NME. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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This article is about the album For the comic see Mylo Xyloto comics Mylo Xyloto pronounced ˈ m aɪ l oʊ ˈ z aɪ l e t oʊ MY loh ZY le toh is the fifth studio album by British rock band Coldplay released on 24 October 2011 The band worked closely with producer Brian Eno following their successful collaboration on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 2008 the band s previous album Mylo XylotoStandard edition cover a Studio album by ColdplayReleased24 October 2011 2011 10 24 RecordedNovember 2008 September 2011StudioThe Bakery and The Beehive London England GenrePop 1 2 pop rock 3 electronica 1 Length44 09LabelParlophone CapitolProducerMarkus Dravs Dan Green Rik SimpsonColdplay chronologyLeftRightLeftRightLeft 2009 Mylo Xyloto 2011 Live 2012 2012 Reversible artworkSingles from Mylo Xyloto Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Released 3 June 2011 Paradise Released 12 September 2011 Charlie Brown Released 14 November 2011 Princess of China Released 14 February 2012 Hurts Like Heaven Released 8 October 2012 Mylo Xyloto is the band s first concept album and it also is a thematic rock opera 4 The album tells the story of a war against sound and colour on the planet Silencia which has been overtaken by a totalitarian government led by Major Minus who controls the population through media and propaganda His aim is to take sound and colour off the streets in hope to draw away feeders creatures that use such energy to hunt its prey The album follows Mylo Xyloto a silencer a soldier in an army tasked to hunt and track down sparkers people who harness light and energy and use it to create sparks comparable to graffiti in real life He encounters Fly the sparker most wanted by Major Minus Through Fly Mylo discovers his sparker abilities and his affiliation with the Car Kids a major sparker faction founded by Mylo s parents Aiko and Lela citation needed Drummer Will Champion has noted that the album is a story of the characters falling in love and trying to escape together with a general theme of love conquering all citation needed In interviews the band have said that the album follows a love story between Mylo and Xyloto with them being separate characters 5 However in the comics based on the album Mylo Xyloto is the main protagonist and Fly is the sparker girl he encounters 6 The album received generally positive reviews from critics who praised its uplifting tone and new electronic sound however some found its material overproduced Paradise and Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall received a total of three nominations at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012 while the album and Charlie Brown received two further nods in the following year Internationally Mylo Xyloto charted at number one in 34 countries 7 In the United Kingdom Mylo Xyloto became Coldplay s fifth album to debut at number one selling 208 343 units in its first week and setting a one week digital sales record with 83 000 copies sold 8 Mylo Xyloto broke an iTunes record for digital downloads sales by selling over 500 000 digital copies in a week 9 Beyonce s self titled album and Adele s 25 topped this record in 2013 and 2015 respectively Mylo Xyloto became Coldplay s third album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 447 000 units in its first week of sales It was the UK s best selling rock album of 2011 selling 908 000 copies 10 As of 2013 it has sold over 8 million copies worldwide 11 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Studios 2 Style and concept 2 1 Artwork 2 2 Title 3 Release and promotion 3 1 Singles 3 2 World tour 3 3 Comic book 4 Critical reception 4 1 Reviews 4 2 Rankings 4 3 Accolades 5 Legacy 6 Commercial performance 7 Track listing 8 Personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 9 3 Decade end charts 10 Certifications and sales 11 Release history 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksBackground editIn November 2008 in an interview with All Headline News Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin stated that I don t think bands should keep going past the age of 33 12 but later rephrased this to say that what he meant was that they must proceed as if it s our last because that s the only way to proceed in December 2008 adding that he thought the band would never split 13 Bass guitarist Guy Berryman who earlier wrote that the band will just have to start work and see how it shapes up 14 reported that the band would return to the studio We ve already got lists of song ideas We never stop writing We go into the studio with all the best laid plans then what we end up with is not what we intended It s just exciting to wonder what will come out the speakers in a year s time We have very exciting things lined up It s time to take our music down different directions and really explore other avenues 15 In one interview Martin predicted the style of the incoming album as being less dominated by fanfare and featuring a more stripped down sound 16 Studios edit In November 2008 Coldplay established a recording HQ at a disused bakery in Primrose Hill North London where they recorded a big part of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 17 Part of Mylo Xyloto was also recorded on the same place however this time they used a new studio near the original called The Beehive While a few overdubs and a lot of comping were recorded at The Bakery a lot of live recording and live takes were done on the new studio 18 The Beehive was described by Rik Simpson one of the producers as a large room One of the band s roadies blogged about the studio describing it as having a gorgeous reverb Still about the studio he said Everywhere you go there s light streaming in Even on a relatively gloomy British afternoon it s noticeably bright inside I can only imagine that this will be reflected in the new material Style and concept editMylo Xyloto is a concept album according to Martin based on a love story with a happy ending and has been described as alternative rock pop electronica pop rock space rock and electronic rock Two protagonists living in an oppressive dystopian urban environment meet one another through a gang and fall in love Lyrically the album is inspired by old school American graffiti and the White Rose Movement Martin also said that the album was influenced by HBO TV series The Wire 16 nbsp Subway car in New York City The 1970s graffiti of the city inspired the album Coldplay had stated on several occasions long before the release that they wanted the album to be more acoustic and more intimate than its predecessor 2008 s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends The band later said they got to a point where they were trying to make two records a stripped down album that started to be recorded first along with an electric one that was already being called Mylo Xyloto by the band However they later decided to combine both albums Drummer Will Champion explained that the band realized they couldn t focus on more than one thing at once and songs like Paradise couldn t be played in an acoustic style 19 Martin pointed another song as a reason too We have a song called Charlie Brown which was the centrepiece of this other record we started first We were playing the riff on an accordion and Guy came in one morning and said I m afraid I have to put my foot down I don t want to speak out of turn but I will not allow this song to be played on an accordion that has to go in with the Mylo bunch So then we thought let s just make one album In the end some songs composed for the acoustic album such as Us Against the World and U F O maintained the stripped approach while others such as Charlie Brown changed into a new form Songs from both records ended up on the final album worldbeat elements from the predecessor Viva la Vida are present but the overall production of it became electronic influenced The electro rock sound can be heard through the whole album beginning with opening song Hurts Like Heaven which has synthesised sounds and vocals predominantly on vocoder 20 The next track Paradise also shows the band stepping outside of their comfort zone and going into the new electronic territory 21 Additionally this song has an R amp B beat style which is also featured on Princess of China This track opens with an anxious blend of synths and guitars and then goes into an R amp B type beat The album has three short instrumentals which are included as noodling experimental electronic interjections on the record Artwork edit nbsp The typeface created for the album s artwork The album s artworks were revealed on 12 August 2011 22 inspired on graffiti the band worked again with longtime collaborators Tappin Gofton and this time also with British street artist Paris The band had already started to research and work with graffiti on their home studios The Bakery and The Beehive when designer Misty Buckley introduced Paris to them as they were looking for a graffiti artist to teach them the techniques to do it Although initially he was supposed to be just a teacher Paris stayed on the project until the end producing part of the final work along with the band 23 Coldplay wanted it to be an explosion of vivid colours as a counterpoint to the subdued colour palette of Viva la Vida and at the same time there were many lyrics and codes they wished to add Researches and development into street art started six months before the work had begun 24 Then a graffiti wall was painted by the band itself and Paris formed by nine parts 25 Tappin Gofton wanted the whole evolution of the wall so at the end of every day many highly detailed photos would be taken of it 23 In the end a picture including three parts of the wall was featured on the front cover while the whole wall is featured on the centre of the CD s booklet The final versions of the covers have a picture of the wall Half of the CDs were packed with the booklet flipped showing the silver initials M X via a die cut sheet placed over the photo on the front while the other half was packed with the full picture and the full name of the album written over it 26 Both covers use an original typeface created for this work the new font is used in most of the album s graphic promotion Title edit Martin hinted at the album s title prior to release saying it will probably begin with an M 27 During interviews the band has already given many different reasons and meanings to the album s name Martin also said it was reference to the album s characters the boy Mylo and the girl Xyloto respectively 4 Another meaning suggested by the frontman was that the name was supposed to be a graffiti tag for the band relating xylophone to the word xyloto 28 Much of the art was done by Paris 1974 23 Release and promotion edit nbsp The Mylo Xyloto Tour was noted for its large scale display of pyrotechnics laser lighting and Xylobands The album was originally set to be released in December 2010 as a decade ender but was postponed to 2011 since the album was far from finished as Coldplay concluded their Viva la Vida Tour Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland mentioned that the album would be released in the latter year citation needed The iTunes Store let users hear one new song from the album every day the week before until the album was released 29 The album was released on 24 October 2011 on CD and on vinyl A special edition that includes the CD digital copy and LP disc along with copies of the band s studio notes stencils a poster a pop up book and stickers was made available on 19 December 2011 30 Singles edit On 31 May Coldplay announced that Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall would be released on 3 June at 12 pm BST via download 31 The single sampled I Go to Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson 32 On 21 June 2011 Coldplay s website announced the band would release an iTunes exclusive digital EP which additionally contained Major Minus and Moving to Mars on 26 June 33 The album s second single Paradise was released on 12 September 2011 34 That same day Chris Martin announced that Rihanna would be featured on Princess of China Paradise reached 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top 10 in 15 charts around the world On 1 January 2012 it became the year s first number one single in the UK and Coldplay s second chart topper in the country 35 The song was also the best selling rock single of 2011 in the United Kingdom 10 Charlie Brown was later confirmed to be the third single from the album and the group performed the song on 23 January 2012 on the British TV series The X Factor On that date it was solicited to US Triple A radio and was solicited to US adult contemporary radio the following day The single received a release date of 3 February in most other territories except for the United Kingdom where the single was released 12 March 2012 36 Princess of China a collaboration with singer Rihanna was solicited to US mainstream radio on 14 February 2012 as the album s fourth single 37 38 A digital release followed on 13 April in the United States and on 4 June in the United Kingdom Up with the Birds was released as a limited edition 7 vinyl single for Record Store Day on 21 April 2012 backed by U F O as its B side 39 It was limited to 500 copies in the United Kingdom and 1 000 copies in the United States 40 41 Hurts Like Heaven was made available as the fifth and final single on 8 October 2012 and served to promote the Mylo Xyloto comics 42 the band later released a limited 7 vinyl for Record Store Day UK in 2013 it included a live version of Us Against the World as its B side 43 Up in Flames was later launched as a promotional single in Italian radio stations on 16 November 2012 to promote Live 2012 44 World tour edit Main article Mylo Xyloto Tour The promotion for Mylo Xyloto began in June with the release of the first single and the beginning of a series of performances on some of the most important festivals around the world 45 including Glastonbury 46 Lollapalooza 47 Fuji Rock Festival and Rock In Rio 48 The first time the band played live some songs from the album for a big audience was on Rock Im Park festival in Nuremberg Germany playing six new songs Manager Dave Holmes said that the reason to play new songs on the festivals was to invite people to the party also on this he said let the music do the talking play new songs and get people talking about the fact you re playing new music 49 After the festival tour Coldplay began the proper Mylo Xyloto Tour in October 2011 with a series of rehearsal concerts in Europe as well as a special concert in Johannesburg South Africa footage of which was used in the music video for Paradise A full production show began in December 2011 in the United Kingdom For this first leg on the end of the 2011 the stage design incorporated graffiti made by the band and the band s artist Paris it also had a catwalk linking the main stage to a smaller stage with an X shape The tour continued into 2012 with shows in Europe 50 51 North America 52 and Australia 53 Comic book edit Main article Mylo Xyloto comics On 10 July 2012 the Coldplay website announced a six part Mylo Xyloto comic with the first issue to be released at that week s San Diego Comic Con International 54 Published by Bongo Comics the story followed the tale of Mylo a silencer who in the words of co writer Mark Osborne is a part of a war against sound and colour Together with Osborne Dylan Haggerty writes the comic starting in the second issue with art by Alejandro Fuentes 55 Critical reception editReviews edit Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 6 4 10 56 Metacritic65 100 57 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 58 The A V ClubB 59 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 60 Entertainment WeeklyC 61 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 62 NME5 10 63 Pitchfork7 0 10 64 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 65 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 66 Spin7 10 67 Mylo Xyloto received generally positive reviews from critics On the review aggregator website Metacritic the album has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 39 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 57 In a five star review Simon Goddard of Q wrote that Mylo Xyloto will at the bare minimum safely sustain their imperial position for a long time to come singling out Martin and Buckland s musical contributions and Eno and Dravs production for praise 65 Mikael Wood of Spin wrote that like Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Mylo Xyloto draws from an expansive palette that makes Coldplay s first three albums sound even quainter and that where Viva La Vida showcased Coldplay s sense of adventure this album feels more eager to please 67 Citing the album the band s most ambitious effort Josh Eells of Rolling Stone noted that the choruses are bigger the textures grander the optimism more optimistic and described it as a bear hug record for a bear market world 66 The Daily Telegraph s Neil McCormick called the record irresistible noting its adventurous mood and luxuriously colourful sound 60 Ian Cohen of Pitchfork wrote that the album sees the band successfully continuing to explore the tension of wanting to be one of the best bands in the world and having to settle for being one of the biggest 64 In a mixed review Alexis Petridis of The Guardian judged Mylo Xyloto s storyline as incoherent and expressed skepticism toward the album s purported pop influences feeling that much of the album just sounds like standard issue Coldplay replete with echoing guitars woah oh choruses and vocals that signify high drama by slipping into falsetto apart from electronic music flourishes that genuinely add a bit of freshness to a formulaic sound 62 In a review for Entertainment Weekly Melissa Maerz interpreted the album as an attempt by the group to sound less like themselves in order to reconcile their commercial success with the supposed stigma of being as hated as a band can be 61 Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times was critical of Martin s lyrics stating that every touch of lyrical bitterness is followed by enough sugar to mask the taste which might be good in the short term but isn t a recipe for long term health 68 AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Mylo Xyloto has a leg up other Coldplay records for this simple reason they re no longer attempting to mimic U2 s portentous piety They ve embraced their schoolboy selves and are simply singing songs of love and good cheer albeit on a grand scale that somehow seems smaller due to the group s insuppressible niceness 58 Melodic magazine s critic Johan Wippsson cited Paradise and Charlie Brown as examples of the band sounding really on their own compared to past efforts where the band has taken ideas from others and sometimes a little too clearly 69 Rankings edit Mylo Xyloto on select critic rankings Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref BBC Radio Scotland 2011 Edith Bowman s Best Albums of 2011 Placed 70 Blitz Best International Albums of 2011 26 71 The Fly The Top 50 Albums of 2011 42 72 Gigwise Top 50 Albums of 2011 15 73 Q 50 Albums of the Year 2011 5 74 2016 The Greatest Albums of the Last 30 Years Placed 75 Spin 2011 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011 8 76 Sputnikmusic Staff s Top 50 Albums of 2011 43 77 Radio X The 25 Best Albums of 2011 24 78 The Wall Street Journal The Best Music of 2011 5 79 Accolades edit Awards and nominations for Mylo Xyloto Year Award ceremony Category Result Ref 2011 GAFFA Awards Denmark International Album of the Year Nominated 80 Guinness World Records Fastest Selling Digital Album in the UK Broken 81 2012 BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Best British Album Nominated 82 Billboard Music Awards Top Rock Album Won 83 Top Alternative Album Won Brit Awards British Album of the Year Nominated 84 Danish Music Awards International Album of the Year Nominated 85 Fryderyk Awards Best Foreign Album Nominated 86 Juno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated 87 Los 40 Music Awards Best International Album Nominated 88 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Album of the Year Nominated 89 NME Awards Worst Album Nominated 90 Porin Awards Best International Album Nominated 91 Swiss Music Awards Best Pop Rock International Album Nominated 92 Zebrik Music Awards Best Foreign Album 3rd place 93 2013 Grammy Awards Best Rock Album Nominated 94 TEC Awards Record Production Album Nominated 95 Legacy editOn 24 October 2021 the tenth anniversary of the album s release Coldplay announced on Twitter that Paris the album s art director had created a special piece to celebrate the occasion a wall adorned with artwork reminiscent of the Mylo Xyloto era along with a vinyl copy of the album and a programme from the Mylo Xyloto Tour 96 The fictional universe created for the record has gone on to inspire Coldplay s own Music of the Spheres 2021 with creative director Phil Harvey calling it a development from the Mylo Xyloto universe and there s even a couple of specific references to it 97 One of these references was the appearance of the silencers from Silencia in music video for My Universe 98 Commercial performance edit nbsp Coldplay playing in Toronto September 2011 In the United Kingdom the album sold over 122 000 copies in its first three days of sale according to the Official Charts Company It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 208 343 copies giving the band their fifth number one album and the second biggest first week sales of 2011 behind Lady Gaga s Born This Way 99 Coldplay is the third group to debut at number one with their first five albums behind The Beatles 11 and Oasis 7 100 The downloads accounted for 83 000 units to become the first album to sell more than 80 000 digital copies in one week a record previously held by Take That s Progress 79 800 units 101 In its second week on the chart the album fell to number two selling 67 132 copies 102 It was the best selling rock album in the United Kingdom selling 908 000 copies 10 The album s second single Paradise was also the best selling rock single in the UK selling 410 000 copies 10 Mylo Xyloto debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US with first week sales of 447 000 copies 103 making Coldplay the fifth rock band in Nielsen SoundScan history to open with 400 000 copies on three or more albums the other acts to do so are U2 The Beatles Dave Matthews Band and Metallica In Canada the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 65 000 copies in its first week 104 The album debuted at number one in Australia on the issue dated 31 October 2011 105 In its second week on the chart the album was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA for shipments of 70 000 copies 106 In Denmark the album debuted at number two with first week sales of 7 807 copies 107 The album was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI for shipments of 20 000 copies in its first week 10 As of April 2014 the album has sold 1 581 000 copies in the US 108 Track listing editColdplay s songwriting members are Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion and Chris Martin Mylo Xyloto 109 110 111 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Mylo Xyloto ColdplayBrian EnoRik SimpsonMarkus DravsDan Green0 422 Hurts Like Heaven ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen4 023 Paradise ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen4 374 Charlie Brown ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen4 455 Us Against the World ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen3 596 M M I X ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen0 487 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall ColdplayEnoPeter AllenAdrienne AndersonHarry CastioniAlex ChristensenBela LagondaJeff WycombeSimpsonDravsGreen4 008 Major Minus ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen3 309 U F O ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen2 1710 Princess of China with Rihanna ColdplayEnoJon THor BirgissonOrri Pall DyrasonGeorg HolmKjartan SveinssonSimpsonDravsGreenKen ThomasKuk Harrell3 5911 Up in Flames ColdplaySimpsonDravsGreen3 1312 A Hopeful Transmission ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen0 3313 Don t Let It Break Your Heart ColdplaySimpsonDravsGreen3 5414 Up with the Birds ColdplayEnoLeonard CohenSimpsonDravsGreen3 47Total length 44 09 Mylo Xyloto Japanese edition a No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Charlie Brown ColdplayEnoSimpsonDravsGreen4 4816 Life Is for Living ColdplayKen Nelson2 3017 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall ColdplayEnoAllenAndersonCastioniChristensenLagondaWycombeSimpsonDravsGreen4 38Total length 56 05 Notes 110 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall incorporates elements of Ritmo de la noche written by Alex Christensen Harry Castioni Bela Lagonda and Jeff Wycombe Ritmo de la noche incorporates elements of I Go to Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson Princess of China samples Takk which was written by Jon THor Birgisson Orri Pall Dyrason Georg Holm and Kjartan Sveinsson being performed by Sigur Ros Up with the Birds opens with a lyrical interpolation of Anthem written by Leonard Cohen It also features a sample from Driven by You performed by Brian May a All tracks are live performances from Glastonbury 2011 Personnel editChris Martin lead vocals keyboards acoustic guitar piano rhythm guitar track 13 Guy Berryman bass guitar keyboards backing vocals Jonny Buckland electric guitar keyboards backing vocals Will Champion drums acoustic guitar track 7 percussion piano track 5 backing vocals electronic drums tracks 10 amp 11 Additional personnel Dave Holmes management Markus Dravs producer recording Dan Green producer mixer recording Rik Simpson producer mixer recording Brian Eno enoxification b and additional composition Rihanna guest vocals on Princess of China Juanita Stein backing vocals on Up with the Birds Andrew Thurston cowbell on Up with the Birds Spike Stent mixer Michael Brauer mixer Davide Rossi strings Jon Hopkins light and magic keyboards Rosie Danvers additional cello Luis Jardim in time percussion Robin Baynton recording Marcos Tovar recording Ted Jensen mastering Bob Ludwig mastering Coldplay Paris artwork Tappin Gofton design art direction Andy Rugg recording and mix assistance Matt McGinn recording and mix assistance Matt Miller recording and mix assistance Christian Green recording and mix assistance Olga Fitzroy recording and mix assistance Ryan Gilligan recording and mix assistance Matt Green recording and mix assistance Pierre Eiras recording and mix assistance David Emery recording and mix assistance Ian Sylvester recording and mix assistance Noah Goldstein recording and mix assistance Ian Shea recording and mix assistance Andrew Denny recording and mix assistance Deepu Panjwani recording and mix assistance Nobuyuki Murakami recording and mix assistance Hidefumi Ohbuchi recording and mix assistance Tim Crompton recording and mix assistanceCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Mylo Xyloto Chart 2011 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 105 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 113 2 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 114 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 115 1 Brazilian Albums Pro Musica Brasil 116 5 Canadian Albums Billboard 117 1 Danish Albums Hitlisten 118 2 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 119 1 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 120 2 French Albums SNEP 121 1 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 122 1 Greek Albums IFPI Greece 123 2 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 124 7 Irish Albums IRMA 125 1 Italian Albums FIMI 126 1 Japanese Albums Oricon 127 3 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 128 1 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 129 1 Norwegian Albums VG lista 130 1 Polish Albums ZPAV 131 1 Portuguese Albums AFP 132 1 Scottish Albums OCC 133 1 South African Albums RISA 134 2 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 135 3 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 136 1 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 137 1 Taiwanese Albums Five Music 138 1 UK Albums OCC 139 1 US Billboard 200 103 1 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 140 1 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Mylo Xyloto Chart 2011 Position Argentine Albums CAPIF 141 9 Australian Albums ARIA 142 10 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 143 23 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 144 7 Belgian Alternative Albums Ultratop Flanders 145 5 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 146 19 Canadian Albums Billboard 147 18 Danish Albums Hitlisten 148 13 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 149 3 Finnish Albums Suomen viralinen lista 150 3 French Albums SNEP 151 7 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 152 13 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 153 87 Irish Albums IRMA 154 12 Italian Albums FIMI 155 9 Japanese Albums Oricon 156 84 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 157 36 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 158 11 Polish Albums ZPAV 159 62 South Korean International Albums Gaon 160 14 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 161 14 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 162 12 Swedish Albums amp Compilations Sverigetopplistan 163 19 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 164 3 UK Albums OCC 165 5 US Billboard 200 166 35 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 167 3 Worldwide Albums IFPI 168 4 Chart 2012 Position Argentine Albums CAPIF 169 79 Australian Albums ARIA 170 21 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 171 44 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Flanders 172 2 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Wallonia 173 4 Canadian Albums Billboard 174 15 Danish Albums Hitlisten 175 20 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 176 47 French Albums SNEP 177 29 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 178 72 Italian Albums FIMI 179 19 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 180 60 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 181 17 South Korean International Albums Gaon 182 68 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 183 18 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 184 88 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 185 20 UK Albums OCC 186 9 US Billboard 200 174 17 US Alternative Albums Billboard 174 4 US Digital Albums Billboard 174 7 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 174 4 Worldwide Albums IFPI 187 31 Chart 2013 Position Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Flanders 188 41 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Wallonia 189 21 UK Albums OCC 190 160 Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for Mylo Xyloto Chart 2010 2019 Position Australian Albums ARIA 191 34 UK Albums OCC 192 17 US Billboard 200 193 129 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 194 37Certifications and sales edit See Tfd See Tfd Certifications and sales for Mylo Xyloto Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 195 2 Platinum 140 000 Austria IFPI Austria 196 Gold 10 000 Belgium BEA 197 Platinum 30 000 Canada Music Canada 198 3 Platinum 240 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 199 3 Platinum 60 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 200 Platinum 21 028 200 France SNEP 202 3 Platinum 400 000 201 Germany BVMI 203 2 Platinum 400 000 Ireland IRMA 204 2 Platinum 30 000 Italy FIMI 205 4 Platinum 200 000 Japan RIAJ 206 Gold 100 000 Mexico AMPROFON 207 Platinum 60 000 Netherlands NVPI 208 Platinum 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 209 2 Platinum 30 000 Norway IFPI Norway 210 Platinum 30 000 Portugal AFP 211 2 Platinum 30 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 212 2 Platinum 120 000 Sweden GLF 213 Platinum 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 214 2 Platinum 60 000 United Kingdom BPI 215 5 Platinum 1 500 000 United States RIAA 216 Platinum 1 000 000 Summaries Europe IFPI 217 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Label Format Japan 218 19 October 2011 EMI Music Japan CDdownloadLP Australia 219 21 October 2011 Parlophone Germany 219 Worldwide 220 221 24 October 2011 Parlophone CDdigital download UK only LP Poland 222 EMI Music Poland CDLP Italy 223 EMI Music Italy Download 25 October 2011 224 CD North America 221 Capitol Records CDdownloadLP Brazil 225 28 October 2011 EMI CD Chile 226 31 October 2011 Colombia 227 228 9 November 2011 EMI Music ColombiaParlophoneNotes edit This cover is the main one used on the CD version of the album The reversible artwork shown below is used on all digital versions of the album The vinyl version uses the grey background of the reversed artwork and the lettering of the main CD cover Enoxification is a term coined by the band to describe Eno s contribution to the record According to Martin It s a description of how he fits into the process It isn t producing it s his own weird 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